I was two steps from a PokéStop when my incense popped and the crowd around me went silent. In seconds a party-hat Pikachu appeared and my phone buzzed like a confetti cannon. You can feel it — this event is the kind of rare noise that pulls trainers out of the house.
I’ve tracked live spawns, raid windows, and Niantic announcements so you don’t have to chase every thread on Twitter or Reddit. Read this as your field manual: what to chase, when to move, and which bonuses actually change how you play.
I noticed players clustering at Gyms the minute the Go Pass popped up. Now the breakdown: milestone bonuses and what they mean for your grind.
You’ll get a free Go Pass when the event launches on March 3; there’s an optional Deluxe edition if you want more perks. The Go Pass ties bonuses to milestones — some apply to the free tier, some are buffed for paid users.
- Tier 1 (free): 2× Catch Candy
- Tier 2 (free): 2× Catch XP
- Tier 1 (Deluxe): 3× Catch Candy
- Tier 2 (Deluxe): 3× Catch XP
There are bonus tasks that speed milestone progress, and there’s no daily cap on Go Pass points — so if you’re playing hard, the sky’s the limit. Incense gains an extra wrinkle: active incense during the main day can spawn Legendary encounters on rare luck, and wild spawn rates are higher than standard boosted events.
What are the bonuses for Pokémon Go 10th Anniversary?
Short answer: double (or triple with Deluxe) Catch Candy and Catch XP tied to milestone tiers, unlimited Go Pass points daily, and incense-driven chances at legendaries during the All Out window. I recommend checking Niantic’s official feed and The Silph Road for live reports so you don’t miss time-sensitive task windows.
Walking past a fountain, I saw three Kanto starters and a Dragonite in thirty minutes. Here’s which Pokémon you’ll actually meet and how to plan your route.
The event highlights Kanto Pokémon (Mew and Mewtwo excluded from general spawns). Expect habitat-accurate spawns — water bodies, parks, urban cores — so move between biomes for the best odds.
- Pikachu (party and cosmetic variants)
- Alakazam
- Machamp
- Golem
- Gengar
- Eevee
- Dragonite
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres can appear — and yes, each can be shiny. Region-locked species such as Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros remain tied to their areas, though Niantic sometimes drops exceptions; follow the Pokémon GO Twitter for those surprise shifts.
Which Pokémon will spawn during the Pokémon Go 10th Anniversary event?
Any Kanto-native Pokémon (minus Mew and Mewtwo) can appear; legendaries Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres are also on the table. If you want rare regional exceptions or shiny reports, check Reddit threads and in-game notices across the event dates.
All Out Encounters
On March 7–9 Niantic runs an All Out stretch where nearly every Pokémon that’s appeared in Pokémon GO can spawn in its natural biome. Treat those days as your best shot at filling gaps in your Pokédex — the map becomes a gold mine if you’re willing to travel.
Excluded from All Out:
- Mewtwo
- Smeargle
- Shedinja
- Kecleon
- Giratina
- Zoroark
- Larvesta
- Volcarona
- Scatterbug
- Spewpa
- Vivillon
- Zygarde
- Mudbray
- Mudsdale
- Cosmog
- Cosmoem
- Morpeko
- Eternatus
- Kubfu
- Urshifu
- Maushold
- Dudunsparce
- Gimmighoul
- Gholdengo
I saw a cluster form in an hour: players split between a 1-star Pikachu and a five-star raid. Here are the raid windows you should schedule for maximum payoff.
One-star raids will feature Pikachu variants with cosmetics; higher tiers pack legendaries and pseudo-legendaries you’ll want to target for both candy and shiny potential. Coordinate through Discord, local Telegram groups, and The Silph Road to assemble teams quickly.
- Articuno
- Zapdos
- Moltres
- Deoxys (Normal Forme)
- Darkrai
- Genesect (No Drive)
- Nihilego
- Buzzwole (The Americas and Greenland)
- Pheromosa (Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India)
- Xurkitree (Asia-Pacific)
- Celesteela (Southern Hemisphere)
- Kartana (Northern Hemisphere)
- Guzzlord
- Stakataka (Eastern Hemisphere)
- Blacephalon (Western Hemisphere)
- Necrozma
All raid Pokémon, including party Pikachu, can appear as shinies. If you want specific IV or moveset coordination, use PokéBattler or Raid-Help tools and cross-reference counters on Pokémon GO Hub or GamePress.
What raids will be available in the Pokémon Go 10th Anniversary event?
Expect the legendaries listed above across five-star slots and region/hemisphere-dependent Ultra Beasts and UBs in their assigned areas. Keep eyes on Niantic’s live posts and community discord servers for rotation updates.
At a park bench, I opened a 2 km egg and watched a rare baby hatch into my best second-stage. Here’s what to incubate for.
2 km eggs will favor baby and region-tied Pokémon — ideal for players chasing candy with minimal walking. Every species on the list can be shiny; Mime Jr. has regional locks in place.
- Pichu
- Cleffa
- Igglybuff
- Togepi
- Tyrogue
- Smoochum
- Elekid
- Magby
- Azurill
- Wynaut
- Budew
- Chingling
- Bonsly
- Mime Jr.
- Happiny
- Munchlax
- Riolu
- Mantyke
- Toxel
If you’re farming candy for evolutions or rare moves, concentrate incubators on 2 km eggs during event windows and track shiny confirmations on Twitter and The Silph Road threads.
Niantic and The Pokémon Company designed this celebration to reward movement and crowd play — you can treat each day as a small sprint or a marathon of raids. Which side are you on, and which shiny will you risk everything to chase?
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